History A-Level
Progressivism
What Progressivism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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An ideology embodied by Theodore Roosevelt through his 'Square Deal', expanding federal power to regulate trusts and conserve nature.
A movement spurred by vast wealth inequalities created by industrial and economic supremacy.
Topics that use Progressivism
- 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – Populism, progressivism and imperialism, 1890–1920 (AQA A-Level)
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